It reads, “Consistently a Healthy Scratch,” and most die-hard hockey lovers across the State of Hockey can likely relate to the comical line.

But when Beaupre next straps up the pads in one of his beer leagues this week, you betcha he’ll be the only one on that sheet of ice who served as the Wild’s backup goalie this week.

Tuesday night during the first intermission against the Calgary Flames, the 24-year-old Edina native hustled down to the Wild’s locker room to suit up because No. 1 goalie Devan Dubnyk was hurt, sources say, during an early-period save on Matthew Tkachuk.

It’s believed Dubnyk’s knees began to burn when he rolled over to recover for a rebound attempt.

Alex Stalock came on in relief for the rest of the game and earned the Wild a 2-1 shootout victory, but as former North Stars goalie Don Beaupre — uh, Connor’s dad — so kindly reminded his son a few times by way of text message during the game, “Well, you better hope Al doesn’t go down, or else you’ve got to get in there.”

Connor Beaupre is one of the Wild’s four emergency goaltenders that work on a rotating basis during the hockey season.

They attend every game and watch from the press box in case a Wild goalie or visiting goalie gets hurt.

Tuesday, General Manager Chuck Fletcher, assistant GM Shep Harder, goalie coach Bob Mason and assistant coach Darby Hendrickson all called Beaupre’s phone because during the first intermission when he was being summoned, he actually went down to the club level to visit the folks sitting in the seats he normally sits in when not “working.”

“I got a couple calls from the coaches to come on down and I was already on my way,” Beaupre said in a stylish suit after the game.

During the second and third periods, Beaupre sat down the tunnel out of the view of spectators and watched the game on TV while wearing half his gear. He was donning the old North Stars pads his dad wore in the Wild/North Stars vs. Blackhawks alumni game before the Stadium Series game at TCF Bank Stadium in 2016.

“You’re a little nervous going into it, but the more times you come, the more times I skated with the guys, that kind of stuff, you get more used to it and you’re not so nervous and it’s just another time playing hockey,” Beaupre said of what it’s like to be the Wild’s emergency goalie.

If he were to play, Beaupre would have worn a No. 30 Wild sweater with his name heat pressed onto the back.

Beaupre’s hockey career spans five games playing for Edina High school in 2012 and club hockey at the University of Denver and University of Minnesota. He’s currently an assistant coach at Holy Angels, which happens to be Wild defenseman Mike Reilly’s alma mater. They play out at Richfield Arena, where his close friend, Hendrickson, grew up playing.

Because Beaupre is an amateur, he would have signed an amateur tryout if he had gotten into the game, not a pro tryout, which would have come with a $500 stipend and a game-used jersey.

Unfortunately, this means Beaupre will only get bragging rights, not cash for his trouble, although the Wild plan to give him his jersey.

With Dubnyk injured, Beaupre will also practice with the Wild on Wednesday in advance of the team calling up a goalie later in the day to back up Stalock on Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“For anybody, it’s a dream to do this,” Beaupre said of being an emergency goaltender. “If you get the odd chance to go in there or whatever it is, it’s pretty cool.”

(Top image of Connor Beaupre and his father, Don: Courtesy of Connor Beaupre)

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Michael Russo is a Senior Writer covering the Wild and the NHL for The Athletic Minnesota. He has covered the NHL since 1995, previously for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Minneapolis Star Tribune. Michael is a three-time Minnesota Sportswriter of the Year and in 2017 was named the inaugural Red Fisher Award winner as best beat writer in the NHL. Russo can be seen on Fox Sports North and the NHL Network; and heard on KFAN (100.3-FM) and the Russo-Souhan Show (talknorth.com). Follow Michael on Twitter @RussoHockey.